Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote: > Timothy Murphy wrote: >> How does one set up and use /etc/sysconfig/networking/profiles? >> I've always wondered, but as I've just gone over to Fedora-8 >> on this laptop, and the directories /etc/sysconfig/networking/profiles >> and /etc/sysconfig/networking/devices are both bare, >> this might be a good time to start. >> >> I should say that I am not running NetworkManager, >> as it does not support my WiFi device. >> >> As far as I can see, WiFi only looks at >> /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth? >> I find editing this works fine for me, >> so my interest in profiles is purely academic. >> >> > From Gnome in FC6, it is System --> Administration --> Network. To > create a new profile, Pick Profile --> New or click on the New button. > > When you activate a profile, it replaces the selected files such as > /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth?, /etc/hosts, > /etc/resolv.conf, and other needed for the changed profile. (If all > profiles use the same files, nothing is replaced. So if > /etc/resolv.conf is the same, it is not changes, etc.) > > I have not played with it much in Fedora, but if it works the same > as what Mandriva was using, you have a lot of control over what > files are changed when you change profiles. With Mandriva, I used to > change like firewall rules, name server configuration, wireless > keys, etc. Thanks. I guess the KDE equivalent must be Settings=>Network Device Control. (There is also a System=>Network Device Control , but I assume this is the same.) Unfortunately, neither of these seem to have any effect on my Fedora-8 system. I guess the CLI command system-config-network , which does seem to work, would be the best approach. But my experience with this in the past has not been a happy one, so I think I will leave it until the weather is warmer. -- Timothy Murphy e-mail (<80k only): tim /at/ birdsnest.maths.tcd.ie tel: +353-86-2336090, +353-1-2842366 s-mail: School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland
